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Napa Master Gardener Column
Welcome to the Napa County UC Master Gardeners Column. Each week a Master Gardener post an article about a current topic in home gardening. We hope you enjoy these articles and tell your friends about them.
By Gail Pavlosky, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. Sometimes, while I am in the garden — my hands in the soil and the scent of hummingbird sage rising in the Napa sun — a song comes to mind that shifts my attention. My hands may still be working, but something deeper happens: an awareness of the…
Kevin A. Kelsey, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. I am a recent graduate of Napa’s UC Master Gardener Program. The class exposed us to lots of horticultural information and experiences so that we can provide home gardeners with guidance. It’s a daunting task. As I considered the…
By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. Four years ago, I wrote a column about my newly planted Ceanothus ‘Concha.’ I had chosen large plants over less costly small ones because, at my age, deferred gratification didn’t make much sense. Well, I am still here, and so are my…
By Melanie Marshall, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. Many gardeners in Napa County have observed a rise in ground squirrel activity in their neighborhoods. If you are concerned about how this may impact your vegetable gardening efforts, there is no need to lose hope. After careful research…
By Pat Hitchcock, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. Last summer the Napa County Master Gardeners field-testing group agreed to try growing corn. I think I must have missed the meeting when this was decided as I have avoided growing corn for many years. In my view, corn takes too much space…
